“There is an episode of Bluey that Disney does not want you to see”
May 2, 2024 12:08 PM Subscribe
Dad Baby is an episode from season two of Bluey, the Australian children’s cartoon, which Disney has refused to make available for streaming, has been uploaded in full to the official Bluey YouTube channel. If you are unfamiliar with the hijinks of the Heeler family, you can watch a selection of episodes on YouTube, either as one long compilation or individually:
Magic Asparagus
Ice Cream
The Pool
Hotel Bluey
Seesaw
Movies
Faceytalk
It’s a Baby Race
Yoga Ball
Christmas Swim
Pizza Girls
The Sleepover
Double Babysitter
The Beach
Mini Bluey
Unicorse
Magic
Magic Asparagus
Ice Cream
The Pool
Hotel Bluey
Seesaw
Movies
Faceytalk
It’s a Baby Race
Yoga Ball
Christmas Swim
Pizza Girls
The Sleepover
Double Babysitter
The Beach
Mini Bluey
Unicorse
Magic
Oookay ... uh, why? I watched it - seems pretty innocuous to me, so WT ... heck, Disney?
posted by JustSayNoDawg at 12:28 PM on May 2 [2 favorites]
posted by JustSayNoDawg at 12:28 PM on May 2 [2 favorites]
I am curious - did Disney nix the episode due to treating birth as a reality instead of the stock delivering the baby, or was it specifically due to DAD being the one giving birth?
posted by thecjm at 12:33 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
posted by thecjm at 12:33 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
According to the article in the "Disney has refused..." link, Disney isn't saying but "treating birth as a reality" is very likely the reason. Also from that article:
Is “Dad Baby” considered sex education?
In today's America? Sadly yes.
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:38 PM on May 2 [4 favorites]
Is “Dad Baby” considered sex education?
In today's America? Sadly yes.
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:38 PM on May 2 [4 favorites]
From the Polygon link, the episode also includes the phrase 'pregnant people,' which, um...
posted by box at 12:42 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
posted by box at 12:42 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
Yeah, that's completely harmless. FFS Disney.
Also, Lucky's Dad deserves a lot more credit than he gets for always going with it when the Heelers drag him into their weird shenanigans.
posted by Naberius at 12:53 PM on May 2 [17 favorites]
Also, Lucky's Dad deserves a lot more credit than he gets for always going with it when the Heelers drag him into their weird shenanigans.
posted by Naberius at 12:53 PM on May 2 [17 favorites]
In other news, my 13-year-old has us watching Owl House on Disney+. I went into this pretty skeptical. It's a series, aimed at 13-year-olds, set in a fantasy world that reminds me of some superior shows like Adventure Time, Kipo, Steven Universe, etc etc etc. At first my vibe from Owl House was that it seemed a bit derivative and the humor especially was kind of formulaic like you might expect from Disney.
Well, about halfway into season 2, I'm warming up to Owl House quite a bit. I think the themes are getting more interesting. But most relevant to our topic here, it's now streaming all kinds of LGBTQ all over the place, with no apologies and no dancing around the bush. Like Steven Universe was mostly pretty coy about this kind of thing, but a few years later Disney seems to think the floodgates are open.
So it seems pretty clear why Disney must be banning this episode of Bluey, and yet...they seem a bit inconsistent?
posted by polecat at 12:56 PM on May 2 [6 favorites]
Well, about halfway into season 2, I'm warming up to Owl House quite a bit. I think the themes are getting more interesting. But most relevant to our topic here, it's now streaming all kinds of LGBTQ all over the place, with no apologies and no dancing around the bush. Like Steven Universe was mostly pretty coy about this kind of thing, but a few years later Disney seems to think the floodgates are open.
So it seems pretty clear why Disney must be banning this episode of Bluey, and yet...they seem a bit inconsistent?
posted by polecat at 12:56 PM on May 2 [6 favorites]
This episode will teach kids all the wrong lessons about breech birth!
posted by mittens at 1:02 PM on May 2 [5 favorites]
posted by mittens at 1:02 PM on May 2 [5 favorites]
Given the heat that disney has been getting from the people who have a seizure over "wokeness" i absolutely see why disney didn't air that in the US.
side note: Dad is a role model for what I wanted to be as a father.
posted by Dr. Twist at 1:04 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
side note: Dad is a role model for what I wanted to be as a father.
posted by Dr. Twist at 1:04 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
Before the birthing part started I thought it might be the mother rolling her magazine up to hit the father with if he said something annoying, and then doing it...
I expected this to be the one where the father farted (sorry, did a fluffy) but apparently that's been un-banned?
posted by trig at 1:08 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
I expected this to be the one where the father farted (sorry, did a fluffy) but apparently that's been un-banned?
posted by trig at 1:08 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
Disney is fairly predictable on what they cut for Disney+. Seeing the original ABC version of Relax when Bandit says “alright dingleberries, let the holiday begin” upon pulling up to the vacation condo, it’s no shock that it became “super troopers” later on.
posted by dr_dank at 1:11 PM on May 2 [2 favorites]
posted by dr_dank at 1:11 PM on May 2 [2 favorites]
Alex Hirsch, in 2022:
Ever curious about the fights I had with the censors on Gravity Falls? I probably shouldn't share this buttttt here are some REAL NOTES from DISNEY S&P and my REAL REPLIES.
posted by 1970s Antihero at 1:40 PM on May 2 [28 favorites]
Ever curious about the fights I had with the censors on Gravity Falls? I probably shouldn't share this buttttt here are some REAL NOTES from DISNEY S&P and my REAL REPLIES.
posted by 1970s Antihero at 1:40 PM on May 2 [28 favorites]
That was.....delightful!
posted by capnsue at 1:45 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
posted by capnsue at 1:45 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
The neighbor dad asking for cricket updates during “delivery” and also the “baby” crawling back up and refusing to be born was so cute. Why are we so uptight we can’t have this.
posted by St. Peepsburg at 1:47 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
posted by St. Peepsburg at 1:47 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
1970s AH that link is hilarious. Especially the hoo-ha correction.
posted by Zumbador at 2:03 PM on May 2
posted by Zumbador at 2:03 PM on May 2
Thank you, Disney corporation, for helping shield my children from the perversions of cricket. That's one "boundary" I'm glad they're not pushing!
posted by phooky at 2:22 PM on May 2 [10 favorites]
posted by phooky at 2:22 PM on May 2 [10 favorites]
Oooh my 2 year old grandbaby and I are going to be watching this tonight! We love Bluey and a new episode, that features babies? What a treat! Thank you!
posted by mygothlaundry at 2:35 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
posted by mygothlaundry at 2:35 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
Disney allowed the LGBT+ content in Owl House, but cancelled the show. Sort of like they could never quite decide whether they were going to stand up against the Don't Say Gay stuff in Florida or not. Disney is very concerned about trying to walk the line of not offending queer people too much but also not offending people who are offended by queer people too much. They are corporate fuckers at heart.
posted by rikschell at 2:38 PM on May 2 [12 favorites]
posted by rikschell at 2:38 PM on May 2 [12 favorites]
i am so going to hell for linking this - but so is the late show
i thought the dad baby cartoon was hilarious
posted by pyramid termite at 2:54 PM on May 2 [4 favorites]
i thought the dad baby cartoon was hilarious
posted by pyramid termite at 2:54 PM on May 2 [4 favorites]
Big Bluey fan and this helps explain why I'm always so confused about episode numbers when I see Bluey episode rankings/lists/etc that are probably coming from Australia.
posted by This_Will_Be_Good at 3:20 PM on May 2
posted by This_Will_Be_Good at 3:20 PM on May 2
Just watched the episode (never seen Bluey before) and it was legit SUPER CUTE and AWESOME. Verrrry Ozzie, though, I could understand maybe half of what they were saying.
posted by rikschell at 3:26 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
posted by rikschell at 3:26 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
For those who are wondering, the song Lucky's Dad is singing is True Blue by John Williamson, the unofficial team anthem for the Aussie national cricket team and was also performed acoustically at Steve Irwin's funeral.
posted by Your Childhood Pet Rock at 3:52 PM on May 2 [2 favorites]
posted by Your Childhood Pet Rock at 3:52 PM on May 2 [2 favorites]
HE HAS A NAME. It’s Pat
The credits named him Lucky's Dad so Imma call him Lucky's Dad.
posted by Your Childhood Pet Rock at 5:59 PM on May 2 [2 favorites]
The credits named him Lucky's Dad so Imma call him Lucky's Dad.
posted by Your Childhood Pet Rock at 5:59 PM on May 2 [2 favorites]
Why was unicorse offensive??
posted by St. Peepsburg at 7:13 PM on May 2
posted by St. Peepsburg at 7:13 PM on May 2
We have started watching Bluey as a palate cleanser after Fallout.
posted by Sparx at 7:23 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
posted by Sparx at 7:23 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
That was adorable and Disney is idiotic.
posted by mygothlaundry at 7:46 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
posted by mygothlaundry at 7:46 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
HE HAS A NAME. It’s Pat
In other episodes too, the girls regularly address him as "Lucky's Dad." I admire how game he is, but my favorite character is Muffin. (From the FPP list, Faceytime, Pizza Girls, and Sleepover. Library is also great.) I feel some relief seeing a kid less in control of herself than Bluey & Bingo are.
posted by miles per flower at 7:56 PM on May 2 [4 favorites]
In other episodes too, the girls regularly address him as "Lucky's Dad." I admire how game he is, but my favorite character is Muffin. (From the FPP list, Faceytime, Pizza Girls, and Sleepover. Library is also great.) I feel some relief seeing a kid less in control of herself than Bluey & Bingo are.
posted by miles per flower at 7:56 PM on May 2 [4 favorites]
They are corporate fuckers at heart.
That's a very charitable take but I'll go with it for this thread.
posted by SaltySalticid at 8:48 PM on May 2
That's a very charitable take but I'll go with it for this thread.
posted by SaltySalticid at 8:48 PM on May 2
I freaking love this episode. Both my girls were born at home and we don’t play prissy about childbirth. My 5 year old immediately wanted to play Dad Baby - sweetest thing ever!
posted by WorkshopGuyPNW at 9:56 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
posted by WorkshopGuyPNW at 9:56 PM on May 2 [1 favorite]
That was hilariously bonkers. Lordy, I love Bluey.
~Is “Dad Baby” considered sex education?
~In today's America? Sadly yes.
Yeah, I’m thinking Disney has a pretty good grasp on just how detached from reality and super-reactionary a particular segment of the US population is, and just decided to not even chance it. I mean, a man carrying a baby? A relatively-basically-accurate-for-a-kid’s-cartoon depiction of a live birth? I can just hear the vitriol and calls for boycott, sadly.
There’s probably another segment of the population who would take great offense to a man making jest of pregnancy, or of depicting pregnancy for laughs. Delivery depicted as slapstick? “Go in through the sunroof?” People are just too damned serious here.
posted by Thorzdad at 3:52 AM on May 3 [1 favorite]
~Is “Dad Baby” considered sex education?
~In today's America? Sadly yes.
Yeah, I’m thinking Disney has a pretty good grasp on just how detached from reality and super-reactionary a particular segment of the US population is, and just decided to not even chance it. I mean, a man carrying a baby? A relatively-basically-accurate-for-a-kid’s-cartoon depiction of a live birth? I can just hear the vitriol and calls for boycott, sadly.
There’s probably another segment of the population who would take great offense to a man making jest of pregnancy, or of depicting pregnancy for laughs. Delivery depicted as slapstick? “Go in through the sunroof?” People are just too damned serious here.
posted by Thorzdad at 3:52 AM on May 3 [1 favorite]
I was excited for them to go through the sunroof, but then it never happened.
posted by blue_beetle at 5:03 AM on May 3 [1 favorite]
posted by blue_beetle at 5:03 AM on May 3 [1 favorite]
My wife, who had a C-section, laughed so hard at the sunroof line.
How is this show so wholesome and pitch-perfect in its depiction of kid play logic?
(And why is the theme song so cool?)
posted by straight at 8:17 AM on May 3 [2 favorites]
How is this show so wholesome and pitch-perfect in its depiction of kid play logic?
(And why is the theme song so cool?)
posted by straight at 8:17 AM on May 3 [2 favorites]
I love the little background details they drop in the show that adds depth. For instance, when we first see Pat in his yard, there’s a cricket bat leaning against the fence, and then we get cricket match updates.
Also...I was a bit confused as to why Bandit named BingoBaby Chilli. It’s a little, I dunno, weird? Or maybe I’m just not a sentimental fella?
posted by Thorzdad at 12:03 PM on May 3 [1 favorite]
Also...I was a bit confused as to why Bandit named BingoBaby Chilli. It’s a little, I dunno, weird? Or maybe I’m just not a sentimental fella?
posted by Thorzdad at 12:03 PM on May 3 [1 favorite]
Well, that's my first introduction to this Bluey show that I've heard about, and ... it's hilarious. Well done.
posted by hydra77 at 1:56 PM on May 3 [1 favorite]
posted by hydra77 at 1:56 PM on May 3 [1 favorite]
Watching a few more of these, they are just wonderfully sweet.
posted by rikschell at 2:33 PM on May 3 [1 favorite]
posted by rikschell at 2:33 PM on May 3 [1 favorite]
If you love Muffin, you need to watch the episode Granny Mobile (clip). It’s her tour de force.
posted by clicking the 'Post Comment' button at 6:05 PM on May 3 [3 favorites]
posted by clicking the 'Post Comment' button at 6:05 PM on May 3 [3 favorites]
Had not seen Sleepytime yet linked either separately or in a compilation.
posted by ego at 10:01 AM on May 6 [1 favorite]
posted by ego at 10:01 AM on May 6 [1 favorite]
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